Meet Brian Clark! Brian’s fiction piece, “Helen’s Kitchen, 3:30 a.m.,” will be featured in our upcoming issue, Vol. 15!

How Brian describes “Helen’s Kitchen, 3:30 a.m.” in 12 words or less:
“Sleepy and bleary-eyed, Helen shuffles into her kitchen to find a scruffy intruder helping himself to her tuna casserole.”

Brian Clark spent many years in the newspaper business, working as a reporter and a copy editor. Stops included the Toronto Star, Bermuda Royal Gazette, and St. Catharines Standard. He is now trying his hand at fiction. He has had short stories published in Grain magazine, the Humber Literary Review, the Spadina Literary Review, Fiction on the Web and several other journals. Two of his stories were nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Brian has also completed a novel and a collection of fictional ghost stories. He is seeking publishers for both.

Meet Ash Caton! Ash’s poem, “The Rewiring,” will be featured in our upcoming issue, Vol. 15!

How Ash describes “The Rewiring” in 12 words or less:
“My tail is growing back…”

Ash Caton is a poet and playwright based in Scotland. His writing has appeared in Poetry Scotland, The Edinburgh Literary Salon, and The Glasgow Review of Books. He is the editor of John Kay Press and the host of a literary podcast, Ear Read This.

Meet Ronna Bloom! Ronna’s nonfiction piece, “The Song of the Self-Service Checkout,” will be featured in our upcoming issue, Vol. 15!

How Ronna describes “The Song of the Self-Service Checkout” in 12 words or less:
“For the love of convenience stores, specialty items & the music of vegetables.”

Ronna Bloom is the author of seven books of poetry. She has led initiatives to bring poetry into health care settings, specifically developing the Poet-in-Residence program at Sinai Health. Ronna has collaborated with filmmakers, choreographers and architects. Her new book A Possible Trust: The Poetry of Ronna Bloom, selected with an introduction by Phil Hall is published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. http://www.ronnabloom.com.